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Acidification	3.24%		[35th of 141]
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI	0.22 % of GNI		[132nd of 179]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI	0.36 % of GNI		[83rd of 165]
Areas under protection	58		[65th of 146]
Areas under protection (per capita)	5.48931 per 1 million people		[57th of 146]
Biosphere reserves area	1 thousand hectares		[87th of 86]
Biosphere reserves area (per capita)	0.0946432 thousand hectares per 1		[86th of 86]
Breeding birds threatened	3.38%		[55th of 136]
Carbon efficiency	0.97 CO2 emissions/$ GDP		[83rd of 141]
CO2 Emissions	64,814		[40th of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita)	6.1342 per 1,000 people		[44th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP	0.31 kg/PPP$		[86th of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt	57,549.39 kt		[49th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)	5.512 kt per 1,000 people		[66th of 196]
Current issues soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas
Ecological footprint	4.99		[34th of 141]
Endangered species protection	72.2%		[64th of 141]
Environmental agreement compliance	4.5		[30th of 70]
Fertiliser consumption	1,319.15 hundred grams/hectare		[43rd of 141]
Forest area > % of land area	41.34 % of land area		[61st of 195]
Forest area > sq. km	37,830 km²		[78th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita)	3,585.969 km² per 1,000 people		[88th of 195]
Groundwater withdrawals	311		[15th of 188]
International agreements > Party to Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
International agreements > Signed but not ratified Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Environmental Modification
Known breeding bird species	235		[53rd of 146]
Known breeding bird species (per capita)	22.2412 per 1 million people		[66th of 146]
Known mammal species	63		[125th of 145]
Known mammal species (per capita)	5.96252 per 1 million people		[102nd of 145]
Kyoto Protocol > Results to date > EU Assigned Objective > for 2012	27 %		[1st of 7]
Kyoto Protocol > Treaty Obligation 2008-2012	-8%		[7th of 9]
Marine areas under protection	16		[24th of 95]
Marine areas under protection (per capita)	1.51429 per 1 million people		[24th of 95]
Marine fish catch	189,895 tons		[44th of 141]
Marine fish catch (per capita)	17.9723 tons per 1,000 people		[31st of 141]
Non-wildness	10.85%		[39th of 141]
NOx emissions per populated area	0.22 thousand metric tons/squ		[74th of 141]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day	127,511.5 kg/day		[9th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker	0.15 kg per day per worker		[23rd of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter	26.15 mcg/m³		[130th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999	16,376		[44th of 199]
Pollution > Carbon Dioxide per capita	5		[27th of 29]
Pollution > Municipal Waste per capita	440		[19th of 29]
Pollution > Nitrogen Oxides per capita	37		[12th of 29]
Protected area	6.5		[66th of 147]
Red Kite > Populations and trends > Pairs	100–200
Red Kite > Populations and trends > Trend	+0
Red Kite > Populations and trends > Year	ca.1995
SO2 emissions per populated area	1,170 thousand metric tons/squ		[46th of 141]
SO2 exports	1,349 hundred metric tons		[66th of 141]
Sustainability-satisfying companies	2.8%		[22nd of 31]
Threatened species	97		[19th of 158]
Threatened species > Mammal	13		[58th of 160]
Total renewable water resources	73.6 cu km		[13th of 31]
Urban NO2 concentration	49.57 micrograms/m3		[74th of 141]
Urban SO2 concentration	9.22 micrograms/m3		[131st of 141]
Water > Availability	3.25 thousand cubic metres		[66th of 141]
Water > Dissolved oxygen concentration	7.65 mls/litre		[73rd of 141]
Water > Freshwater pollution	2.5 tons/cubic km		[19th of 69]
Water > Phosphorus concentration	0.13 mls/litre		[112nd of 141]
Water > Salinisation	191.13		[122nd of 141]
Water > Severe water stress	54.7		[32nd of 140]
Water > Suspended solids	1.94 mls/litre		[139th of 141]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions	4.9 %		[23rd of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions	0.37 %		[9th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions	37.85 %		[26th of 114]
Water pollution, metal industry > % of total BOD emissions	3.1 %		[16th of 94]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions	6.05 %		[12th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions	16.39 %		[12th of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions	26.07 %		[5th of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions	5.27 %		[5th of 114]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area	66 thousand hectares		[75th of 112]
Wetlands of intl importance > Area (per capita)	6.24645 thousand hectares per 1 m		[71st of 112]
Wildness	0.78%		[89th of 141]

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